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One of the first things Thor did when he arrived at college was create an account on Tumblr. He had been told that Tumblr was magical, and though he wasn’t sure he really believed that, he had to agree that it was pretty cool. There was so much stuff, Thor was a little overwhelmed. He found fandom blogs and funny pictures of animals that looked like celebrities. and he scrolled through text posts both comedic and serious. He even started to look at and follow fashion blogs.
About a month after he had first gotten on Tumblr, he came across a post that made him pause.
Something about the post held his attention, though he wasn't sure he could have said at that moment precisely what it was. He had never heard of the term ‘genderqueer’ before. So, like any good student, Thor Googled the word and did a little research.
- Genderqueer
ˈdʒɛndəkwɪə/
adjective- 1. denoting or relating to a person who does not subscribe to conventional gender distinctions but identifies with neither, both, or a combination of male and female genders.
Something about the word felt right in a way that Thor couldn’t explain, in a way that the idea of being a man never had. So, he quietly changed the color scheme on his computer to match the non-binary/genderqueer pride flag, started thinking of himself as they and them, and went about life as usual. Now they understood why some days they longed for pretty panties and dresses and others they loved their jeans and t-shirts. Or rather, they finally understood that this was normal, that they weren’t alone, and that gender was a lot more complicated than they had ever thought. Some piece of Thor that they had never had a word for until now had slotted itself in place in Thor’s head, and suddenly the puzzle in their head was no longer a jumble of color but a beautifully intricate picture. Maybe Tumblr really was magical after all.